Ring-holder.



J. BOHLIM. RING HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-13,1915.

1,176,025. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

a anxmwtoa Jamwfiohlim attomwq JAMES IBOHLIIVI, OF MICHIGAN CITY,INDIANA.

RING-HOLDER.

Application filed February 13, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES BoHLIM, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Michigan City, in the county of Laporte and State ofIndiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ring-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to ring holders and it consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a ring holder of simple anddurable structure adapted to be attached to the wearing apparel andwhich may be used for holding a ring when the same is removed from thefinger of the hand. The advantage of such an attachment adapted to beapplied to wearing apparel is that when it is necessary to remove afinger ring from the finger for washing the hand or for other purposesthe ring may be applied to the ring holder and thus kept ready at handupon the wearer and there is no danger of the ring being lost orpilfered while removed from the hand and placed upon a fixed object asfrequently occurs.

IVith the above object in view the holder comprises a plate having a pinattached thereto which may be used for securing the plate to an articleof apparel. A hanger is supported by the plate and isprovided at one endwith an opening over which is located a spring tongue. Vhen it isdesired to apply the ring to the holder a side portion of the ring ispressed against the tongue and passed through the opening whereby thering may be lodged upon the hanger and when desired to remove the ringthe tongue is pressed away from the opening when the ring may be readilyremoved from the hanger through the opening.

In the accompanying draw1ng:F1gure 1 is a front elevation of the holder.Fig. 2 1s a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewof the same.

The ring holder comprises a plate 1 upon which may be inscribed theowners name or which may be ornamented with any suitable design asdesired. A pin 2 is attached to the back of the plate 1 and may be usedfor Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Serial No. 8,094.

the purpose of securing the plate to an article of apparel. A hanger 3is attached to the plate 1 and is provided at one end with an opening 4and a spring tongue 5 is located within the hanger 3 and is secured atone end to the hanger and normally lies transversely across the opening4.

When the holder is applied to an article of apparel and it is desired tosupport a ring on the same a side portion of the ring is passed throughthe opening 4: and the ring is pressed against the tongue 5 whereby thetongue is moved away from the opening and the ring is lodged upon theintermedi ate portion of the hanger 3. When so positioned the ring iscarried about with the owner and there is little danger of its beinglost. hen it is desired to remove the ring from the holder the tongue 5is pressed away from the opening 4 and the ring may then be readilymoved along the intermediate portion of the hanger and detached from thesame by being passed through the said opening.

From the above description taken in conjunction with the accompanvingdrawings it will be seen that a ring holder of simple and durablestructure is provided and that the same may also serve its function asan ornamental attachment to wearing apparel.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A holder comprising aplate, a pin located at one side of the plate, for securing the same toan article of apparel. a hanger carried by the plate and provided at oneend of the plate with an openin and a spring tongue integrally attachedto the hanger and normally lying at an angle to the hanger and acrossthe opening with its free end disposed toward the plate, the plate, thehanger and the tongue lying approximately in the same plane.

In testimonv whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES BOHLIM.

Witnesses M. BoDINE, S. Bonnvn.

Copies of this patent may bepbtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

